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United Airlines and United Express together operate more than 3,600 flights a day to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights between the US and Asia, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States.

United is a founding member of Star Alliance™. The flight miles you earn on United and United Express® can be accrued in Mileage Plus. And the miles you earn qualify toward elite status in Mileage Plus.

The flights you take on United, United Express and the Star Alliance carriers earn Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) or Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS). Both Elite Qualifying Miles and Elite Qualifying Segments count toward your elite status.

  • Every time you fly qualifying flights on United, United Express or a Star Alliance carrier, you earn one EQM for every mile you fly or one EQS for every segment you fly.
  • When you fly on United and United Express, you earn an additional 50% EQM/EQS bonus for paid tickets in First Class (F, A, P), Business Class (C, D, Z) and Full-Fare Economy (Y, B) Classes.
 

Earn Miles

Service Class Booking Class Redeemable Mileage
Credit*
EQM/EQS Credit*
First Class F A P 150% 150%
Business Class C D 125% 150%
Discount Business
Class
Z 100% 150%
Economy Y B 100% 150%
Discount Economy M H Q V W
S T K L E U
100% 100%
No Mileage Credit X I O G NY
XY XC XF
0% 0%
 

*Effective July 1, 2008, all travel on United and United Express flights credited to the Mileage Plus program will accrue actual miles, with no minimum.

Redeem Miles

United offers many different options for redeeming your miles.

United Saver / Star Alliance awards require fewer miles to travel on the United network or to more than 800 destinations worldwide. Star Alliance awards allow you to choose a combination of carriers for travel and award levels vary only by class of service and region.

United Standard awards have flexibility allowing you to fly on United Airlines anytime and in any cabin you request.

You can redeem your Mileage Plus® miles to upgrade on United Airlines to the next cabin of service with your paid ticket on select fares.

When you're ready to redeem your miles, here's an overview for the different types of Award travel for you to choose from.
 
To plan award travel see our Saver/Star Alliance Award Chart
or complete award rules, see our
United Saver / Star Alliance award rules
 

For more flexibility or when Saver awards are not available, see our United Standard award chart
For complete Standard award rules, see our United Standard award rules
For Upgrade awards on United, see our Upgrade Awards Chart
For complete Upgrade award rules, see United Upgrade Award Rules

For award reservations, call United Reservations and request the International Desk.

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